Female Bacterial Condoms Defeat HIV

"However, one problem has haunted the field. Some medications that destroy the virus also damage the mucus membranes of the vagina, making it more susceptible to infection. Lee wondered if a better approach would be to enhance a natural, living barrier - the bacteria already present in healthy vaginal membranes. "The trick is to empower them to fight a particular microbe even more effectively," he says."

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